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Because it beats watching the world burn sober.

by forgetfreeman 3y ago

osigurdson 3y ago
The world is fine. Don't give in to negativity.
- forgetfreeman 3y ago
  You new to this planet or something? Literally -nothing- is fine. Pretending otherwise serves no end and makes you look uninformed or delusional.
- desperatecuban 3y ago
  Lucky you.
- jaybrendansmith 3y ago
  Biden and Trump are neck and neck in polls. Pardon me while a drown myself in alcohol.
  - qwerpy 3y ago
    I love how this comment makes sense whether you’re on the left, right, or center.
    - salad-tycoon 3y ago
      Well, actually I’m offended because I feel excluded as I was personally hoping for option c. someone else. /s
  - emmelaich 3y ago
    Here's a thought. The fact that the two candidates for the most important role in the world are so bad tells you that the role is in fact, not very important. That's a good thing.
    - forgetfreeman 3y ago
      We see you over there pretending one of them isn't going to end up in command of the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet. Pull your head out.
    - hayst4ck 3y ago
      It isn't that important because there is "deep state" (entrenched bureaucracy), but what were trumps first actions? To install kiss the ring loyalists into as many positions of power as possible and bleed the diplomatic corps out. There was a mass exodus of the "deep state" you are now claiming is what is actually important. His first presidency was a resounding success for him. He found that he only has a few hurdles left to successfully become a dictator. He neutralized the press with the gish gallop and "lügenpresse"[1], he neutralized his party with the big lie[2], he neutralized the supreme court by installing loyalists and letting them take bribes, he neutralized congress through gridlock. The only real hurdle trump has left is the joint chiefs of staff and you can guarantee his first action as president will be to clean house of people who swore an oath to the constitution and replace them with people willing to ring kiss. If he is installed we get either a military "coup" to protect the constitution from a domestic enemy or the constitution becomes just a piece of paper in exactly the same way the bible is just a book, venerated but not understood. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
      - emmelaich 3y ago
        You're inferring too much from my comment. I think the bureaucracy and big business have a huge inertia that effectively limits the presidents power. At least domestically.
        hayst4ck 3y ago
        Big business is easily won over with tax cuts and cheap labor. I don't think there is any question that big business prefers the "lax" regulatory environment the GOP offers. You hope the deep state and big business can limit Trump's power, but it doesn't take a lot of effort to find historic precedence that those are hopeful limits rather than practical ones, thinking otherwise is American exceptionalism.
- hayst4ck 3y ago
  "Hope is not a strategy" is exactly meant to disarm this type of blithe thinking. Global warming is unaddressed and China is actively building a military to confront the US promising WW3. We have at least 2 major active genocides, one of which might succeed. If you were to graph corruption, it is clearly increasing. Income inequality is increasing. Congress members are still trading stock. Supreme court justices are still taking bribes... Wages (measured in ability to purchase goods) are decreasing. I'll happily engage in the thought exercise of thinking about some systemic graphs with a slope that inspires hope. If America or the world had a dashboard, what graphs would you show me to make me think the world was "fine" or that I should feel positively about the future?
  - IncreasePosts 3y ago
    What benefit could come to China by starting WWII? Absolutely none, even if they won(which they wouldn't). This is exactly the problem with this hopeless viewpoint. just like those wearing rose colored glasses, your shit colored glasses are preventing you from accurately understanding what is going on in the world.
    - more_corn 3y ago
      China will attempt to take Taiwan (they’ve even given their military a deadline for getting ready). US probably wants that not to happen and will probably try to stop it. Things will escalate rapidly and we’ll be lucky to live through it. Rand did a good study on the dangers of escalation during a conflict over Taiwan. It doesn’t look good.
      - IncreasePosts 3y ago
        US isn't going to start WWIII over Taiwan, even though they really don't want China to have it.
      - cryptoxchange 3y ago
        Which is why the US is will leave Taiwan hanging. Taiwan sees what happened to Ukraine, the writing is on the wall. Hong Kong style gradual reunification will happen in the next 10 years.
- Gibson_v1 3y ago
  These replies are pretty wild lol. "Dooms Day is imminent so chug poison you naive fool! Only if you knew what was really happening you'd be chugging poison to prepare!"
  - forgetfreeman 3y ago
    What's wild is there are alleged adults navigating the world that simply refuse to acknowledge the current state of play globally, which in turn guarantees most if not all of the worst outcomes folks who are actually paying attention are concerned about.
jknoepfler 3y ago
As someone who has struggled with alcohol in the past, it really doesn't. Alcohol contributes to a general sense of malaise, and to insular thinking that serves to protect drinking rather than building a life.

Because it beats watching the world burn sober.

osigurdson 3y ago

The world is fine. Don't give in to negativity.

forgetfreeman 3y ago
You new to this planet or something? Literally -nothing- is fine. Pretending otherwise serves no end and makes you look uninformed or delusional.
desperatecuban 3y ago
Lucky you.
jaybrendansmith 3y ago
Biden and Trump are neck and neck in polls. Pardon me while a drown myself in alcohol.
- qwerpy 3y ago
  I love how this comment makes sense whether you’re on the left, right, or center.
  - salad-tycoon 3y ago
    Well, actually I’m offended because I feel excluded as I was personally hoping for option c. someone else. /s
- emmelaich 3y ago
  Here's a thought. The fact that the two candidates for the most important role in the world are so bad tells you that the role is in fact, not very important. That's a good thing.
  - forgetfreeman 3y ago
    We see you over there pretending one of them isn't going to end up in command of the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet. Pull your head out.
  - hayst4ck 3y ago
    It isn't that important because there is "deep state" (entrenched bureaucracy), but what were trumps first actions? To install kiss the ring loyalists into as many positions of power as possible and bleed the diplomatic corps out. There was a mass exodus of the "deep state" you are now claiming is what is actually important. His first presidency was a resounding success for him. He found that he only has a few hurdles left to successfully become a dictator. He neutralized the press with the gish gallop and "lügenpresse"[1], he neutralized his party with the big lie[2], he neutralized the supreme court by installing loyalists and letting them take bribes, he neutralized congress through gridlock. The only real hurdle trump has left is the joint chiefs of staff and you can guarantee his first action as president will be to clean house of people who swore an oath to the constitution and replace them with people willing to ring kiss. If he is installed we get either a military "coup" to protect the constitution from a domestic enemy or the constitution becomes just a piece of paper in exactly the same way the bible is just a book, venerated but not understood. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
    - emmelaich 3y ago
      You're inferring too much from my comment. I think the bureaucracy and big business have a huge inertia that effectively limits the presidents power. At least domestically.
      - hayst4ck 3y ago
        Big business is easily won over with tax cuts and cheap labor. I don't think there is any question that big business prefers the "lax" regulatory environment the GOP offers. You hope the deep state and big business can limit Trump's power, but it doesn't take a lot of effort to find historic precedence that those are hopeful limits rather than practical ones, thinking otherwise is American exceptionalism.
hayst4ck 3y ago
"Hope is not a strategy" is exactly meant to disarm this type of blithe thinking. Global warming is unaddressed and China is actively building a military to confront the US promising WW3. We have at least 2 major active genocides, one of which might succeed. If you were to graph corruption, it is clearly increasing. Income inequality is increasing. Congress members are still trading stock. Supreme court justices are still taking bribes... Wages (measured in ability to purchase goods) are decreasing. I'll happily engage in the thought exercise of thinking about some systemic graphs with a slope that inspires hope. If America or the world had a dashboard, what graphs would you show me to make me think the world was "fine" or that I should feel positively about the future?
- IncreasePosts 3y ago
  What benefit could come to China by starting WWII? Absolutely none, even if they won(which they wouldn't). This is exactly the problem with this hopeless viewpoint. just like those wearing rose colored glasses, your shit colored glasses are preventing you from accurately understanding what is going on in the world.
  - more_corn 3y ago
    China will attempt to take Taiwan (they’ve even given their military a deadline for getting ready). US probably wants that not to happen and will probably try to stop it. Things will escalate rapidly and we’ll be lucky to live through it. Rand did a good study on the dangers of escalation during a conflict over Taiwan. It doesn’t look good.
    - IncreasePosts 3y ago
      US isn't going to start WWIII over Taiwan, even though they really don't want China to have it.
    - cryptoxchange 3y ago
      Which is why the US is will leave Taiwan hanging. Taiwan sees what happened to Ukraine, the writing is on the wall. Hong Kong style gradual reunification will happen in the next 10 years.
Gibson_v1 3y ago
These replies are pretty wild lol. "Dooms Day is imminent so chug poison you naive fool! Only if you knew what was really happening you'd be chugging poison to prepare!"
- forgetfreeman 3y ago
  What's wild is there are alleged adults navigating the world that simply refuse to acknowledge the current state of play globally, which in turn guarantees most if not all of the worst outcomes folks who are actually paying attention are concerned about.

jknoepfler 3y ago

As someone who has struggled with alcohol in the past, it really doesn't. Alcohol contributes to a general sense of malaise, and to insular thinking that serves to protect drinking rather than building a life.